SP Has No Relationship with Development: CM Yogi

Prayagraj: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath targeted the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Saturday, accusing it of having no relationship with development.Addressing a rally in Sahso, Phulpur Assembly, in support of BJP bypoll candidate Deepak Patel, CM Yogi Adityanath said, "The SP has no relationship with development. Its only principle is 'sabka sath', development of the Saifai family. It cannot think beyond this." He also accused the SP of opposing the Ram temple and Deepotsav celebrations in Ayodhya, Dev Deepavali in Varanasi, transparency in examinations, development projects, and even welfare schemes for the poor.He further accused the opposition party of bolstering the "mafia raj" in Uttar Pradesh."It only believes in the politics of division," the senior BJP leader said."We had to wait for 500 years (for the Ram temple to be built) in Ayodhya because we were divided. We had to face humiliation in Kashi and Mathura because we were divided. When we were divided, we were cut off. The biggest challenge in India today is the people who divide us in the name of caste," he said.Pointing to Jaya Pal, the wife of Umesh Pal, and Puja Pal, the wife of former BSP MLA Raju Pal, Adityanath said that when atrocities were committed against them, no one was there to raise questions.The two women were present on the dais along with the chief minister.At the time of Krishnanand Rai's killing, Ramesh Yadav and Ramesh Patel were also with him, Adityanath said, adding that seven people were brutally killed.Raju Pal was killed in broad daylight in Prayagraj in January 2005 and the main witness in the case, Umesh Pal, was also shot dead in February 2023. The main accused in both these killings was former SP leader Atiq Ahmed, who has since been killed."The dreaded mafia associated with the SP used to kill people and capture properties. They used to abduct businessmen, disrupt the safety of daughters, capture religious places and create unrest by interrupting festivals. Today, I can say that there is neither any curfew nor riots in Uttar Pradesh. Everything is fine in Uttar Pradesh."We had said on the very first day that we will make Uttar Pradesh free from riots, we will deal strictly with the cheating mafia, mining mafia, cattle mafia etc. The SP feels hurt whenever action is taken against them. All the dreaded mafia dons are the necklace of the SP. Their (gangsters') livelihood depends on them (SP)," Adityanath said.Referring to a protest staged by students in front of the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) office here, he said, "The government will create an environment for the competitive examinations to be conducted in a fair manner and the selection board and commission are working with full commitment for this. When competent people join the service, they increase the pace of development and help government schemes reach the poor." The chief minister said for the BJP, politics is a mission to render service, while for the SP and the BSP, politics is a business of carrying out their exploits, spreading anarchy, hooliganism, instigating riots and imposing curfews."The SP and the BSP should not be given certificates for doing these acts. Their candidates' deposits should be forfeited," he added.The bypoll to the Phulpur constituency in Prayagraj district was necessitated by the election of incumbent BJP MLA Praveen Patel to the Lok Sabha earlier in the year.Nine Assembly seats are going to bypolls in Uttar Pradesh -- Katehari (in Ambedkar Nagar district), Karhal (Mainpuri), Meerapur (Muzaffarnagar), Ghaziabad, Majhawan (Mirzapur), Sishamau (Kanpur City), Khair (Aligarh), Phulpur (Prayagraj) and Kundarki (Moradabad).Eight of these seats fell vacant after their MLAs were elected as MPs, while the bypoll to the Sishamau seat is being held due to the disqualification of SP MLA Irfan Solanki, who has been convicted in a criminal case.In the 2022 Assembly polls, Sishamau, Katehari, Karhal and Kundarki were held by the SP, while the BJP had won Phulpur, Ghaziabad, Majhawan and Khair.The Meerapur seat was held by the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), which is now an ally of the BJP in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).The Congress is not contesting the bypolls and supporting its INDIA bloc partner SP, while the BSP has gone solo on all nine seats.(with agency inputs)

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SP Has No Relationship with Development: CM Yogi

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath at a rally in Phulpur, targeted the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Saturday, accusing it of having no relationship with development.

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